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Purpose

0 Describe the relationship of the
Field Artillery's enduring functions to
the application of firepower in
Objective Force operations

0 Describe how FA delivery system
units could support the Objective
Force Combat Battalion— operationally

—in the period

010-2015 '

Our Assessment Process

Understand

New

Environment
and Its
Challenges

Identify
Mission
and Roles
in

Operationa

I

Constructs

Identify

Tasks

and

Required

Operationa

I

Capabilitie

Assess FA
Potential to
Provide
Required
Capabilities

Objective
Force
Capabilities
as Described
in O&Os

Old Paradigm

Defensive Counterattack

Offensive

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Rear Area Security

Roles

Close Support Fires

Counterfires

Interdiction

Conditions

• Linear battlefield

• Templated enemy
artillery

• Massed formations in
echelons

• Attrition focus

• Few restraints in
collateral damage

• Combatants readily
identifiable

Threats

• Mortar and artillery
attack

• Rocket and missile attack

• Enemy air

• Mech infantry and armor
direct fires

• Dismounted forces

• SOF

• EW- Jamming Corns,

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New Paradigm

Offensive

Defensive

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Recon Strike Complex
Military Systemology

Enduring

Functions

• Close Support Fires

• Counter Precision
Strike

• Shaping Fires

Conditions

• Non-linear battlespace

• Urban sanctuary

• Increased enemy
range

• Limited engagement
time

• Widely dispersed and
smaller formations

• Precision munitions

• Enhanced TA and ISR

• Greater collateral
damage aversion

Threats

• Mortar and artillery
attack

• Rocket and missile
attack

• SOF attacks

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New Paradigm Problem Set

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General Artillery Trends

WHY IT'S CHANGING

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* Dispersed,
integrated, and
decentralized
engagement

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and manual

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Cannon Artillery System Trends

Increased Range
Cannon: 40 - 50 km

• 45-52 Caliber length
tube

• Propellant - LPG
MRL: 50 - 90 km (max 150

km)

Decreased Engagement
Time

CQ:

• Direct Sensor to Shooter
Link

• UAV

• IR, EO/MMW

• GPS /INS

• Automated Fire Control
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IRate of Fire: 8-12 RPM

Accuracy & Lethality
Accuracy::

• Smart Munitions: small
search

area (hit probability >.5)

Lethality:

• Fuzing

• Explosive Fills (RDX & HMX)

• Controlled Fragmentation

• Improved Metallurgy

• I C M / DPI C M /TG SM / Scatterable

State of the

2S31 120mi4M(lombo
Gun (RS)

GHN-45 155mm How
(AU)

2S19 152mm SP How
(RS)

G-6 15^0WSP How (SF)

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Sensor-Fuzed Munition (SFM)

Course-Corrected Munition
(CCM)

Terminally Homing Munition

Su pportability

• Pallatized
Ammunition

• Combustible
cartridge

• 152 155 mm

systems conversion

• Modular Propellant

• Multi-Option
Fuzing

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precision engagements at any place on the future battle

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Krasr^pbl 152/155mmLGP
(RS)

Hong Tu Di 152mm LGP
(CHf

Kitolov 120/122mm LGP
(RS)

Smel'chak 240mm LGP
(RS)

Ugroza 122mm LG Rocket
(R5,IR)

Bussard 120mm LG Mortar
(GE)

nWm 120mm LG

Motiv 3M SFM (RS)

Universal 122, 220, 300mm

SFM (RS)

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MRL Trends

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mm

MRLs Provide Capability To Deliver Long Range Precision Munitions
without TBMs 1 —

* LASER GUIDED PROJECTILES PROLIFERATING RAPIDLY

* FOUR NEW SENSOR FUZED MUNITIONS IN PRODUCTIOI'

* COURSE CORRECTED MUNITIONS COMMON

* TERMINALLY HOMING MUNITIONS BEING TESTED

Strategies

Mobility

Massed Effects

Lethality.. CML Capabil

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SRBM Trends

Guidance & Control:

• Active Attitude Control System

• Inertial Guidance w/Terminal

Digital Correlation

• On-board Digital Flight Compute'

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Transporter Erector Launcher

Survivability:

• Low Observable Features

• NBC protection

• Lightweight armor
Automated Fire Control
SATCOM Digital Downlink: C3, GPS
TA, FD

Shorter set-up time

Improved Warhead Options

Enhanced Blast
NBC / Fuel Air Explosive
Improved ICM
Terminally Guided Homing
• Subminitions
Anti-radiation Homing
On-board Target Acquisition
Maneuvering

Accuracy & Range:

• Range: Minimum 100 km

Maximum 1000 km

• CEP: 10m at min range

< 100m at max range

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Propulsion

Solid Fuel

Staging

Multiple
Itages —

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Fires Implications

Operational Environment Highlights:

■ Wider spectrum of operations, increased threat
technological capability and unpredictability leading to
a more complex and challenging range of operating
environments . . .

1 In association with an "Adaptive and Adoptive Threat

* A challenge for independent maneuver

* Complex and difficult fires requirements

* Suggests Combined Arms operations

* Extremely lethal, offensively oriented artillery
environment

* Degradation of U.S. technological superiority

FF

Changed target

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Emerging Military
Capabilities

Urban/Complex

Terrain

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C. L Cl In D? I A

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4 Most of our current and emerging Field Artillery
capabilities were created for Soviet threat in European
terrain. Desert Storm requirements were similar

D Largely dependent on massed fires against area targets

□ Engagement of fleeting targets very challenging

D Kosovo saw use of sanctuary and protection of urban
and complex environments keyed to perception of US
aversion to unrestricted collateral damage

D Serbs exploited civilians as a protective shield
through "hugging"

D Most of our target acquisition assets not discriminatory
for civilians, paramilitary, and unconventional capabilities

D Fusion of intelligence for targeting starting to emerge—
still not real-time in most cases— causing latency or
changes to enemy force disposition

D Many countries with overmatch in quantity or range for
precision strike capability

D World trend toward upgrades in precision munitions
rather than delivery systems

D Establishing and maintaining long range, secure digital

y

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Target Sets and Challenges

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tion of
combatan

• Next generation armor

* Light armor and motorize

* Surface to Surface Missiles

* Integrated and autonomous J

ADA systems ^dS^age

• TA radars and other RST/t-j^and roe

• Multiple rocket launchers

• ATGMs

* Special purpose fore
paramilitary

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foe
dispersion
of Mech and

Long range cannon arti
Mortars

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Limited

engagemen
t time

range of

enemy

Proactiv
e attack

Protection
of our
systems

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Our Assessment Process

Understand

New

Operational
Environment
and Its
Challenges

Identify
Mission
and Roles
in

Operationa

I

Constructs

Identify

Required

Operationa

I

Capabilitie

Assess FA
Potential to
Provide
Required
Capabilities

Objective
Force
Capabilities
as Described
in O&Os

New Operational Construct

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Operational

Fires to:

Tactical Shaoina Fires

to:

* Shape next close
fight

* Isolate current
close fight

* Fix and suppress to

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• Destroy
forces or
systems at
depth

• Shape future
operations

• Provide
•ementary

Operatio
nal Zone

Close SuoDort to:

* Destroy enemy forces
ICW Maneuver as part of
assured destruction

* Fix and suooress to

enable freedom of
maneuver

* Help gain or hold terrain

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Enduring Functions

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of fires ^ ' i <1 aci

remains 1
centere

Operations

The attack of enemy troops, weapons, or
positions to destroy or compel enemy
forces in close combat as part of Decisive
Operations and to fix or suonress to

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The destruction of the enemy's total strike
capabilities (indirect fire and ADA), C4ISR,

support systems, and logistics areas.
Focus of efforts are Dredominantlv

Focus of efforts are predominantly
preemptive to attack the enemy before he

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Operational Depth

The attack of enemy forces beyond the
Close Fight to: set conditions for

Decisive Operations, isolate the current
Close Fight, shape the next fight, and

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Networked Fires

a larger
"system of

NETWORK to develop integrated
strike solutions while applying the
supported Commander's intent as the,

"Decb

- leverage all
Army, Joint
2 and national

of capabilities
while
exploiting

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are

product of both delivery systems and munitions
that provide three types of terminal effects:

s Area

^ Point - precision, smart, and discriminating

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Close Support Fires

Man e uv e r Tasfe s- ^

* Decisive action
to destroy or
compel enemy

* Gain or hold

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Organic

Exter nal
Cru eft pp|orting

STRIKE with Close Su

to:

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* Destroy enemy forces
ICW Maneuver as part of
assured destruction

Fix and suooress to

enable freedom of
maneuver

* Next generation armor

* Light armor and motorized

* RSTA

* ATGMs

* Special purpose forces and
para-military

* Medium cannon artillery

* Mortars
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* Dismounted forces

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Shaping at Tactical Depth

Maneuver Tasks

SOLDIERS ENABLED BY PLATFORMS
PLATFORMS ENABLED BY SOLDIERS

PROXIMATE TO CLOSE

Destroy or control
threat

• Determine & shape
next close fight

* Isolate current
close fights

P r o t ec t ^ t he

organic

STRIKE with Shaoin

Fires to:

* Shape next close fight

* Isolate current close
fight

* Fix and suppress to
enable freedom of
maneuver

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* Next generation
armor

* Light armor and
motorized

External

• TA radars and other
RSTA

• MRLs

• IADS

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artillery

• SSM

• C2 nodes

Countering the Enemy's Precision Strike

Tasks

* Allow freedom
of maneuver

• Protect the

force

Close

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• Towed
artillery

• Towed rockets

• SP cannon
artillery

• MRLs

• SSMs

• IADS

• Supporting

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Shaping at Operational Degth

Maneuver

• Destroy or
control threat

• Protect

operational

reach

capabilities

i art of

Strike

STRIKE with Operational

Fires to:

• Destroy forces or
systems at depth

* Shape future operations
at depth

• Next generation
armor

• Light armor and
motorized

• MRLs

• IADS

• SSM

C2 nodes

Logistics sites

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